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- From: andrewc@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au (Andrew J. Cosgriff !)
- Subject: Re: making file system (quick)
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- Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
- References: <1993Jan5.033401.8948@wuecl.wustl.edu>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 08:30:13 GMT
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- ppc1@cec2.wustl.edu (Peter Pui Tak Chiu) writes:
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- >hi everyone,
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- >i am trying to install linux.
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- >i tried to make file system but it doesn't work.
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- >i have a 110MB harddisk and i use the whole thing as one partition for LINUX
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- >then i did: mkfs /dev/hda1 147700 (something like that)
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- >and it said that the limit of the number of blocks is 65535.
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- Yep, that's right. You haven't read the FAQ either, have you ?
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- Go and get it, and see what it says about the Extended Filesystem...
- (just a hint)
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- Either that or have multiple partitions...
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- Happy Adventuring !
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